Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Mokulele Airlines began inter-island jet service last Wednesday to give traveleers a third airline option when flying between the Hawaiian Islands. Mokulele has a partnership with Republic Airways, who are providing up to six of these Embraer E170s.

I got this photo while sitting on board the media flight, which went to Lihu‘e, Kaua‘i, and back.

The service and the aircraft was great! They have a great product, and wish them much success!

Monday, November 24, 2008

Congratulations to the Calgary Stampeders, who are the 2008 Grey Cup Champions of the Canadian Football League. The Stampeders beat the Montréal Alouettes 22-14 yesterday in Montréal's Olympic Stadium, before a crowd of 63,000 plus.

I was rooting for the Alouettes, since quarterback Anthony Calvillo sat out the last part of the 2007 season and playoffs to tend to his wife, who went through cancer surgery, and to care for their three young daughters. Calvillo led the East Division Alouettes to this season's champioship game, after his wife's condition stabilized. Even his teammates supported his decision last season. I thought, by winning the Grey Cup, it would have been a fitting reward, but It was not meant to be. I did get to see Calvillo play back in 1994, when he was a rookie quarterback with the Las Vegas Posse (part of the CFL's US expansion that lasted only two seasons) play against the BC Lions at the Sam Boyd Silver Bowl in Henderson, NV. The Lions won, 39-16.

I got the Stampeders mini helmet about a decade ago, and was trying to collect all eight teams ... I got halfway there. I guess someday, I'll get the remaining teams mini helmets.

Sunday, November 23, 2008

This year my birthday falls on a Sunday, but I'm taking a day off from shooting the Pop Warner League football tournament. Instead, I'll be spending listening to the CFL Grey Cup on the internet (among other things).

Today's photo was taken last year by a fan for me with my L3. It was right before starting the Boise State - Hawaii game that was on my birthday last year. The camera equipment seen above was replaced this summer by brand new equipment! Gone is our high-tech low-priced camera cover, known as a trash bag custom-fitted with gaffer's tape, replaced with a real camera cover.

Last night's game in which the University of Hawaii Warriors blasted the University of Idaho Vandals, 49-17, I was on the same north end zone camera, but the big difference was the temperature, it was chillier than the game last year. So much so, that there was wind chill even earlier in the day. It prompted me to wear my long-sleeve turtleneck t-shirt, and my BDU pants. I kid you not, it was at least 5-10 degrees colder than whatever the thermometer stated.

Sunday, November 9, 2008

Saturday, November 8, 2008

Two jacketed hollow point .45ACP bullets: the left, is an unfired Federal Hydra-Shok; and the right is a Hydra-Shok bullet I shot from my Glock into water-filled milk cartons. Hollow point bullets are designed to expand, to help incapacitate the target.

I had seen these test done in firearms magazines, and wanted to try it myself. Some friends and I found a private range on the other side of the island that allowed us to shoot objects. So I saved several half-gallon milk cartons, filled them with water, and lined them sideways.

Friday, November 7, 2008

These long red tags are attached to a parked aircraft, to keep it place, or protect parts from damage. They need to be removed before flight by either the flight crew or ground crew. This tag belongs to the engine inlet of Kamaka Air's new Cessna Super Cargomaster.

Monday, November 3, 2008

Singer Gwen Stefani came out with a fashion line called Harajuku Lovers, and one of the products is perfume. There are five bottles based on characters Stefani came up with, and each has its own scent. This scent, called "Love" was one that Kathy picked out when we went shopping a couple of weeks back. This bottle was so cute I wanted to get a shot of it.

Saturday, November 1, 2008

The Why

After beginning the HNL RareBirds blog, I wanted to put together a photo-a-day blog of my non-aviation photos ... whatever caught my eye at that time I had one of my cameras with me, and the story behind the photo. I'll sneak in aviation-related photos here and there, mostly photos that are not on my airliner blog.

Being a videographer for the past 25 years, I am used to capturing moving images. With photography, I am now capturing moments in time, sometimes at very small fractions of a second. It's a totally different mindset, on two different levels of creativity, though the basics for both, photo and video are the same.

Over the past few years, I have been blessed to have a few dozen photos published in several international airliner magazines, and other publications, along with articles I wrote, or co-wrote.

The light blue words in the text of the posts are related links that will open in a new window.

I thank Jesus Christ, my Lord & Saviour, for the creativity and inspiration to take these photos, for putting me in the right place & time, or for the idea to modify them. I thank all of my photographer friends for your support and advice, also for pushing my creativity further.

... And, I thank you all in advance for taking the time to check out the photos, and for the comments you leave, which are greatly appreciated.

Aloha!

My Goal ...

is that through these photos, it stirred an emotional response in you. Whatever your response was, I know it was different for each person. If any of these photos drew a response from you, I accomplished my goal, and do appreciate your comments.

Art is ... what it is.

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